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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margery Bolthorpp, widow. Bolthorpp Margery Queen of England, France and Ireland....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/306/15298
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This record is about the Margery Bolthorpp, widow. Bolthorpp Margery Queen of England, France and Ireland.... dating from [1428-1433] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/306/15298
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1428-1433]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margery Bolthorpp, widow.
- Name(s)
- Bolthorpp, Margery
- Addressees
- Queen of England, France and Ireland.
- Nature of request
- Bolthorpp requests that whereas she sued an action of debt against West in the Guildhall before the mayor of London by Irby, her attorney, in which West pretended a false plea against her by which she was fined £40 to Linton and imprisoned in Newgate where she remained for over 7 years until delivered by the King's writ by four pledges, after which she demanded her obligation from Irby but he would not give it to her, that she may have a letter asking the chancellor to cause Irby to come before him and restore her obligation or pay her its value of 10 marks, and that she can have the obligation so that West can be arrested for the said sum.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- [Catherine de Valois], Queen of England
- John West, esquire
- John Irby, attorney
- Thomas Lynton (Linton).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition dates to 1428-33 since it was included in Chancery File 594. The Queen to whom this is addressed must be Catherine de Valois.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery File 594.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518353/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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